To Serve and Protect

Author Jacqueline Detwiler
Photography Emily Kate Roemer

REIGN AND SHINE Join the rush for kingly gilded home goods

There’s something about a set of heavy gold candlesticks that screams “high-ceilinged city apartment with a fireplace and big windows.” That may not be exactly the interior you’re working with, but a classy display like this—with matching gold-glazed candy dishes—can add a measure of majesty just about anywhere you want it. That’s true even if the rest of your place is more Ikea Liatorp than Louis XIV.